The 48 Hour Film Project screenings will be Wednesday (July 31) and Thursday (August 1) at Village 8 Theaters. The films are separated into three viewing groups. Anyone wanting to view all three groups will have to attend on different nights (see schedule below). Tickets may be purchased from Village 8 Theaters in advance or at the door.

The 48 Hour Film Project gives participants a chance to show off their film making skills by writing, casting and producing a short film (Between 4 and 7 minutes) within 48 hours from the start time. The challenge begins when the teams draw genres on Friday evening. The teams are also given a prop, a character name, and a line of dialog that must be included in ther production. (The competition was July 19-21). The teams must hand in their videos by closing time Sunday evening. Any late entries will be shown but will not be eligble to win any of the categories. More information is available on the Louisville web site for the festival.

Prizes will be given for the following:

Best Use of Louisville, Best Directing, Best Writing, Best Acting, Best Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Sound Design, Best Use of Character, Best Use of Prop, Best Use of Line, Best Costumes, Best Graphics, Best Special Effects, Best Musical Score, Best Choreography, Best Costumes

The teams being screened are as follows (listed by Production company and Team Leader):

Group A:Screening on Wednesday, July 31 @ 7:00pmScreening on Thursday, August 1 @ 9:00pm

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Jessica Lynn has been writing for Louisville.com since fall of 2010 and has also been published in LEO, Velocity, Voice-Tribune and others after serving as Editor in Chief of The JCC student newspaper, The Quadrangle. She has also served as columnist or contributing writer to an array of online publications.